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Summer League Pro Am in Chicago
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Author:  long time guy [ Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:54 am ]
Post subject:  Summer League Pro Am in Chicago
Is there anyone here that used to attend those back in the day?
Author:  Regular Reader [ Sat Feb 22, 2020 1:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Summer League Pro Am in Chicago
Honestly I don't remember many diverse crowds back then. Remember the Bulls hadn't taken off yet.

But maybe you remember, who ran the summer league at Kenwood for a couple of your high school summers? Or was it really just a Public League thing?
Author:  long time guy [ Sat Feb 22, 2020 2:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Summer League Pro Am in Chicago
Regular Reader wrote:
Honestly I don't remember many diverse crowds back then. Remember the Bulls hadn't taken off yet.

But maybe you remember, who ran the summer league at Kenwood for a couple of your high school summers? Or was it really just a Public League thing?


You're talking about YVI. I don't know who organized it but everyone who was anyone came through there. The who's who of high school hoopers all passed through there at one time or another. From Ben Wilson to Jamie Brandon. It was real deal.
Author:  Regular Reader [ Sat Feb 22, 2020 2:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Summer League Pro Am in Chicago
long time guy wrote:
Regular Reader wrote:
Honestly I don't remember many diverse crowds back then. Remember the Bulls hadn't taken off yet.

But maybe you remember, who ran the summer league at Kenwood for a couple of your high school summers? Or was it really just a Public League thing?


You're talking about YVI. I don't know who organized it but everyone who was anyone came through there. The who's who of high school hoopers all passed through there at one time or another. From Ben Wilson to Jamie Brandon. It was real deal.


The kicker is that they took down the rims for the entire rest of the year. I was never sure if it was the damn principal, alderman or neighborhood.
Author:  long time guy [ Sat Feb 22, 2020 2:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Summer League Pro Am in Chicago
Regular Reader wrote:
long time guy wrote:
Regular Reader wrote:
Honestly I don't remember many diverse crowds back then. Remember the Bulls hadn't taken off yet.

But maybe you remember, who ran the summer league at Kenwood for a couple of your high school summers? Or was it really just a Public League thing?


You're talking about YVI. I don't know who organized it but everyone who was anyone came through there. The who's who of high school hoopers all passed through there at one time or another. From Ben Wilson to Jamie Brandon. It was real deal.


The kicker is that they took down the rims for the entire rest of the year. I was never sure if it was the damn principal, alderman or neighborhood.


Yep they were only up for YVI.
Author:  good dolphin [ Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:30 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Summer League Pro Am in Chicago
I was working maintenance at Ignatius one summer. I was out in front doing landscaping when a car pulled up with some long legged young men asking where the UIC Pavilion was. I gave them directions and they sped off. I looked in the paper later that day to find there was a combine for nba hopefuls that day. That is my story.
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